[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16352-16356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6047]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8119-2]


Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations 
for residues

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of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest, by one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number 
and the pesticide petition number of interest. EPA's policy is that all 
comments received will be included in the docket without change and may 
be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit 
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit 
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and 
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk 
or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects 
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in 
hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The person listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition 
summary of interest.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
     2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

    When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.


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                 PP number                        Docket ID number
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PP 3E6562                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0107
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PP 6E7138                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0107
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PP 6E7129                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0106
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PP 6E7152                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0116
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PP 6E7163                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0105
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PP 6E7165                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0117
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PP 5E6962                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0305
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PP 5E7007                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0305
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PP 6E7164                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0115
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PP 6E7168                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0114
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PP 5E6996                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0306
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions 
received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide 
petitions described in this notice contain data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, 
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at 
this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide 
petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these 
pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the 
petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.

Amendment to Existing Tolerances

    1. PPs 3E6562 and 6E7138. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0107). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.443 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide myclobutanil in 
or on the food commodities in PP 3E6562: Black sapote, canistel, mamey 
sapote, mango, papaya, sapodilla, and star apple at 3.0 parts per 
million (ppm); and in PP 6E7138: Fruiting vegetables, crop group 8, 
except tomato at 4.5 ppm; leafy vegetables, crop subgroup 4A, except 
spinach at 11.0 ppm; globe artichoke at 0.9 ppm; cilantro at 11.0 ppm; 
and okra at 4.5 ppm. The residue analytical method used was Rohm and 
Haas Company method 34S-88-10, ``RH-3866 total residue analytical 
method for apple, and grape'' for artichokes, lettuce, pepper, and 
tropical fruits; and Rohm and Haas method TR34S-88-21, ``Analytical 
method for the measure of RH-3866 in various crops, soil, meat, milk 
and eggs''. The lowest level of method validation (LLMV) in this study 
was 0.01 ppm for each analyte. Based on recoveries of samples fortified 
at the LLMV, the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation 
(LOQ) were estimated as 0.0036 ppm and 0.011 ppm; respectively, for 
myclobutanil as 0.018 ppm and 0.054 ppm; respectively, for RH-9090. 
Contact: Barbara Madden, telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail 
address: [email protected].
    2. PP 6E7129. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0106). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.361 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, 
[N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine] and its 
metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol 
in or on the food commodities Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 
0.05 ppm; grape at 0.05 ppm; artichoke, globe at 0.05 ppm; and 
asparagus at 0.1 ppm. The analytical method in plants is aqueous 
organic solvent extraction, column clean-up, and quantitation by gas 
chromatography (GC). The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin 
and the alcohol metabolite. Contact: Barbara Madden, telephone number: 
(703) 305-6463; e-mail address: [email protected].
    3. PP 6E7152. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0116). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.361 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide dimethenamid, 
(R,S)-2-chloro-N-[(1-methyl-2-methoxy) ethyl]-N-(2,4-dimethyl-thien-3-
yl)-acetamide in or on the food commodities squash, winter at 0.01 ppm; 
pumpkin at 0.01 ppm; radish, roots at 0.01 ppm; radish, tops at 0.01 
ppm; turnip, roots at 0.01 ppm; turnip, tops at 0.01 ppm; rutabaga, 
roots at 0.01 ppm; rutabaga, tops at 0.01 ppm; and hops, dried cones 
0.05 ppm. The proposed analytical method uses extraction and clean-up 
followed by quantification with capillary column GC using thermionic 
nitrogen specific detector. A gas spectrometry/mass spectrometry (GS/
MS) method for identification is also available. This method is not 
selective towards the dimethenamid isomer and is therefore valid for 
residues from both racemic dimethenamid and the enriched isomer 
dimethenamid-P. Tolerances are proposed based on a non-isomer specific 
basis. Contact: Shaja Brothers, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-
mail address: [email protected].
    4. PP 6E7163. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0105). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.578 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid, 
N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1-methylacetamidine in or on 
the food commodities strawberry, bearberry, bilberry, lowbush 
blueberry, cloudberry, cranberry, ligonberry, muntries, and 
partridgeberry at 0.60 ppm. Based upon the metabolism of acetamiprid in 
plants and the toxicology of the parent, and metabolites quantification 
of the parent acetamiprid is sufficient to determine toxic residues. As 
a result, a method has been developed which involves extraction of 
acetamiprid from crops with methanol and analysis by liquid 
chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) methods. The LOQ and 
the LOD for the method are calculated to be 0.002 ppm and 0.0008 ppm 
for strawberries, respectively. The LLMV for strawberries was 0.01 ppm 
for acetamiprid. Contact: Barbara Madden, telephone number: (703) 305-
6463; e-mail address: [email protected].
    5. PP 6E7165. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0117). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.582 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, 
(carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl] 
phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its metabolite (methyl-N-[[[1-(4-
chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate) (BF 500-3) expressed 
as parent compound in or on the food commodities herbs, fresh at 30.0 
ppm; avocado at 0.7 ppm; mango at 0.7 ppm; papaya at 0.7 ppm; sapote, 
black at 0.7 ppm; sapote, mamey at 0.7 ppm; canistel at 0.7 ppm; 
sapodilla at 0.7 ppm; and star apple at 0.7 ppm. In plants the method 
of analysis is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean-up and 
quantitation by LC/MS/MS. In animals the method of analysis

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involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, column clean up and 
quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization (methylation) followed by 
quantitation by GC/MS. Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, telephone number: 
(703) 308-3194; e-mail address: [email protected].
    6. PP 5E6962. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0305). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681 U.S. Highway 
1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390; and Bayer 
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.570 for residues of the 
isoxadifen-ethyl (ethyl 5,5-diphenyl-2-isoxazoline -3-carboxylate) and 
its metabolite 4,5-dihydro-5,5,diphenyl-3-isoxazolecarboxylic acid when 
used as an inert ingredient (safener) in or on the food commodities 
corn, field, forage at 0.20 ppm (increased from existing tolerance of 
0.10 ppm), and corn, field, stover at 0.40 ppm (increased from existing 
tolerance of 0.20 ppm); (request removal of the specified limitation in 
seasonal application rate from the existing tolerances); and 
isoxadifen-ethyl and its metabolites 4,5-dihydro-5,5,diphenyl -3-
isoxazolecarboxylic acid and [beta]-hydroxy-[beta]-
benzenepropanenitrile when used as an inert ingredient (safener) in or 
on the following raw agricultural commodities: Rice, grain at 0.10 ppm; 
rice, hulls at 0.50 ppm; and rice, straw at 0.25 ppm (request removal 
of the specified limitation in seasonal application rate from the 
existing tolerances). The analytical targets selected were the parent 
compound, isoxadifen-ethyl and the major metabolite isoxadifen acid (AE 
F129431). In rice, AE C637375 and AE F162241 are also determined. After 
extraction and cleanup, the analytes are determined by either GC/MS or 
HPLC/MS. The LOQ are 0.02 ppm in corn grain, 0.05 ppm in corn forage 
and stover, and 0.02 ppm in rice. Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, telephone 
number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: [email protected].

New Tolerances

    1. PP 5E7007. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0305). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681 U.S. Highway 
1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390; and Bayer 
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance for residues of isoxadifen-ethyl, (ethyl 5,5-
diphenyl-2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate) and its metabolite 4,5-dihydro-
5,5,diphenyl-3-isoxazolecarboxylic acid when used as an inert 
ingredient (safener) in or on the food commodities corn, sweet, kernel 
plus cob with husks removed at 0.05 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 0.40 
ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 0.40 ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.02 ppm; and 
corn, pop, stover at 0.40 ppm. The analytical targets selected were the 
parent compound, isoxadifen-ethyl and the major metabolite isoxadifen 
acid (AE F129431). In rice, AE C637375 and AE F162241 are also 
determined. After extraction and clean-up, the analytes are determined 
by either GC/MS or HPLC/MS. The LOQ are 0.02 ppm in corn grain, 0.05 
ppm in corn forage and stover, and 0.02 ppm in rice. Contact: Shaja R. 
Brothers, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    2. PP 6E7164. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0115). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance for 
residues of the fungicide boscalid, (BAS 510F), 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 
2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro(1,1'-biphenyl)-2-yl) in or on food commodities 
avocado at 1.5 ppm; sapote, black at 1.5 ppm; canistel at 1.5 ppm; 
sopote, mamey at 1.5 ppm; mango at 1.5 ppm; papaya at 1.5 ppm; 
sapodilla at 1.5 ppm; star apple at 1.5 ppm; and herbs, fresh, subgroup 
19A at 60.0 ppm. In plants the parent residue is extracted using an 
aqueous organic solvent mixture followed by liquid/liquid partitioning 
and a column clean-up. Quantitation is by GC using MS. In livestock the 
residues are extracted with methanol. The extract is treated with 
enzymes in order to release the conjugated glucuronic acid metabolite. 
The residues are then isolated by liquid/liquid partition followed by 
column chromatography. The hydroxylated metabolite is acetylated 
followed by a column clean-up. The parent and acetylated metabolite are 
quantitated by GC with electron capture detection. Contact: Shaja R. 
Brothers, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    3. PP 6E7168. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0114). 
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance for 
residues of fluroxypyr MHE, and its metabolite fluroxypyr (expressed as 
combined residues of total fluroxypyr) in or on food commodities pome, 
fruit, group 11 at 0.02 ppm; millet, grain at 0.5 ppm; millet, forage 
at 12.0 ppm; grass, hay at 20.0 ppm; millet, proso, grain at 0.5 ppm; 
millet, proso, straw at 12.0 ppm; millet, proso, forage at 12.0 ppm; 
millet, proso, hay at 20.0 ppm; millet, pearl, grain at 0.5 ppm; 
millet, pearl, forage at 12.0 ppm; and millet, pearl, hay at 20.0 ppm. 
Adequate enforcement method for the combined residues of total 
fluroxypyr is available to enforce the tolerance expression in or on 
food. The analytical method uses capillary GC and mass selective 
detection (MSD) with LOQ of 0.01 ppm. Fluroxypyr has also been tested 
through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Multi-residue 
Methodology, Protocols C, D, and E. The results have been published in 
the FDA Pesticide Analytical Manual, volume 1. Contact: Shaja R. 
Brothers, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

Amended Exemption from Tolerance

    PP 5E6996. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0306). BASF 
Corporation, 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes to 
amend an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
vitamin E (CAS no. 1406-18-4) by including the form of vitamin E 
alcohol (d-alpha tocopherol, CAS no. 59-02-9 and dl-alpha tocopherol, 
CAS no. 10191-41-0), and vitamin E Acetate (d-alpha tocopheryl acetate, 
CAS no. 58-95-7 and dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, CAS no. 7695-91-2), in 
or on raw agricultural commodities when used as an ingredient in 
pesticide formulations used in accordance with good agricultural 
practices. Vitamin E is a chemical complex that includes eight 
naturally occurring homologues having a chromanol ring and a twelve-
carbon aliphatic side chain containing two methyl groups in the middle 
and two or more methyl groups on the end. Vitamin E is found in many 
plant-derived foods and is believed to be necessary for human health. 
Vitamin E alcohol in the form of d-alpha tocopherol has the highest 
biological activity of the compounds in the vitamin E complex. Vitamin 
E alcohol and its ester, vitamin E acetate, are commonly consumed as 
dietary supplements. Vitamin E alcohol and vitamin E acetate are common 
food additives. Vitamin E alcohol is used as an antioxidant for foods 
or food chemicals. Vitamin E acetate is a common animal feed additive 
and is used widely in topical skin care products.
    EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in section 408 (d)(2) of the FFDCA; 
however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted 
data at this time or whether

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the data supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be 
needed before EPA rules on the petition. Because this petition is a 
request for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without 
numerical limitations, no analytical method is required. Contact: 
Kathleen Martin, telephone number: (703) 308-2857; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, 
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.


    Dated: March 22, 2007.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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